You just don't see men as handsome and tall walkin' as they were in yesteryear. Cisco was a legend like no other and I hope his voice will never be forgotten. Perhaps one day, the public will have ready access to the Cisco Tapes .
I saw Adam leave the Garden with an apple in his hand, "Now you're out, what are you gonna do?" "Plant my crops and pray for rain, think I'll raise a little cane. I'm an orphan now, and I'm only passing through." Chorus: Passing through, passing through. Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, Glad that I ran into you. Tell the people that you saw me passing through. I saw Jesus on that cross on a hill called Calvary "Do you hate mankind for what they did to you?" He said, "Speak of love not hate, there's things to do, it's growing late. I've so little time and I'm just passing through." Chorus: I shivered with George Washington at Valley Forge that day. "Why do your soldiers freeze here like they do?" He said "Men will suffer, fight, even die for what is right even though they know they're only passing through" Chorus: I was at Franklin Roosevelt's side just a while before he died, He said, "One world must come out of World War Two. Yankee, Russian, white or tan, Lord, a man is just a man. We're all brothers, and we're only passing through." Chorus: Well I rode with old Abe Lincoln on that train to Gettysburg, I asked him "What are we gonna do?" He said "Every man must be unconditionally free Or there is no reason to be passing through."
Quite excellent. A song that actually says something and it's a pleasure at the same time to listen to it. Cisco Houston -- an incredible talent. The Frank Sinatra of folk no doubt & he had the inflection and phrasing to prove it.
Please pass this to the people of Ukraine. Sounds American but also is your destiny as a democratic society. Love your president. Great man with the right ideals. Lots of luck from Australia.
